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Darryna Guy-Williams, a bioengineering and bio chemistry major, sprays Jenna King, class TA and postdoctorate candidate in chemistry and chemical biology, with a facial hydrating mist in Leila Deravi’s cosmetic chemistry class.

Apr 10 • 11:34 AM EDT • Health • news.northeastern.edu

More women in politics does not always mean more gender equality

Evidence on the policy impact of female politicians is mixed. This column uses data on bills sponsored in the Italian House of Representatives between 1987 and 2022 to show how female politicians’ engagement with women’s issues is systematically related to the gender norms of the environments in which they were born. The findings suggest that while increasing the number of women in politics remains essential to broaden representation and diversify policy priorities, if social norms remain traditional, progress on gender equality may still be slow.

Apr 9 • 7:39 PM EDT • Politics • cepr.org

The Deep Space Network Acquires Artemis II Signal

A graphical representation of the Deep Space Network’s radio frequency antennas indicate signal acquisition from NASA’s Artemis II mission to the Moon on

Apr 9 • 3:28 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov

Dyson just released its 1st handheld fan in time for the summer heat

The first portable fan from premium brand Dyson costs less than $100.

Apr 9 • 10:09 AM EDT • Technology • goodmorningamerica.com

Seton Hall to Host LaLiga Delegation for Presentation on Globalization

Join us for a presentation led by Alex Requena on the globalization of the sports industry, featuring an international delegation from LaLiga.

Apr 8 • 3:33 PM EDT • Sports • shu.edu

Seton Hall to Host LaLiga Delegation for Presentation on Globalization

Join us for a presentation led by Alex Requena on the globalization of the sports industry, featuring an international delegation from LaLiga.

Apr 8 • 3:33 PM EDT • Business • shu.edu

Sam Buchanan Signs With Buchwald & MGMT Entertainment

Sam Buchanan has signed with Buchwald and MGMT Entertainment for representation.

Apr 8 • 12:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • deadline.com

British Actor Sam Buchanan Signs With Buchwald & MGMT Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: British actor Sam Buchanan has signed with Buchwald and MGMT Entertainment for representation. Buchanan’s credits include the BBC’s Just Act Normal and Angel Studio’s The Wayfinders. On the...

Apr 8 • 12:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

Academy Sports' Matt McCabe Talks Evolving Shoe Sales, Brand Options

The evolution of Academy Sports' footwear offerings is helping it ramp up its soccer cleat presentation in the wake of World Cup fever and beyond.

Apr 7 • 5:07 PM EDT • Sports • wwd.com

WMU business college receives largest philanthropic gift in its history | Haworth College of Business

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Apr 7 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • wmich.edu

Argonne National Laboratory kicks off 80th anniversary celebrations with first OutLoud Public Lecture of 2026

Argonne hosted its first OutLoud Public Lecture event of the year, kicking off 80th anniversary celebrations for the lab. The event featured presentations by researchers who work at the lab’s busiest user facilities, a quiz game involving audience members and giveaways.

Apr 6 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • anl.gov

From representation to results: Women coaches define NCAA championship matchup

The two teams playing in the women's basketball national championship will once again be coached by two women, a trend in recent seasons.

Apr 5 • 5:57 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com

From representation to results: Women coaches define NCAA championship matchup

Apr 5 • 5:57 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Ratatan's Nintendo Switch version officially cancelled, dev explains why

It’s now official that the Nintendo Switch version of Ratatan has been cancelled. You may recall that the game was featured in an Indie World Showcase presentation earlier this year. A Nintendo Switch 2 version was announced, but the original Switch version was nowhere to be seen. Now we know what happened. An update was shared on the official Kickstarter...

Apr 3 • 9:34 AM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com

Restroom Revolutions: A history of bathroom politics presentation April 11

Edmonds SnoKing AAUW is hosting Sara Chatfield, associate professor in gender and women’s studies, for a thought-provoking Zoom presentation Saturday, April 11 on how America’s bathrooms have long reflected battles […]

Apr 2 • 2:08 PM EDT • Politics • myedmondsnews.com

Anthropic Says That Claude Contains Its Own Kind of Emotions

Researchers at the company found representations inside of Claude that perform functions similar to human feelings.

Apr 2 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • wired.com

Adapti, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Levelution Sports Agency, LLC, Expanding NIL and Athlete Representation Capabilities

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / April 2, 2026 / Adapti, Inc. (OTCID:ADTI), a company developing AI technology to integrate sports and influencer management, today announced that it has completed

Apr 2 • 8:02 AM EDT • Sports • swxlocalsports.com

Science Influencers program caps five years of impact

Texas A&M System trains scientists in science communication through the federally funded Science Influences initiative.

Apr 1 • 2:57 PM EDT • Science • agrilifetoday.tamu.edu

Athlete Health & Performance Symposium Champions Student Research, Collaboration and Innovation - University of Utah Athletics

The College of Health and University of Utah Athletics are partnering for the fourth year in a row to hold the Athlete Health & Performance Symposium , April...

Apr 1 • 9:22 AM EDT • Health • utahutes.com

Science Everywhere Festival creates fun for all ages on UNCG Campus

Join us for the Science Everywhere Festival at UNCG on Saturday, April 11, 2026, from noon to 4 p.m. The event, which is free and open to all ages, features over 50 stations of interactive experiments, tours of science research labs, presentations by student and faculty scientists, a cardboard robot parade, food trucks, and more.

Mar 31 • 9:47 AM EDT • Science • uncg.edu

How Can We Improve Representation in Major Scientific Conversations?

Women, early-career researchers, and global scholars are still underrepresented in major scientific conversations. Explore how this manifests and hear from experts on what can be done to improve inclusion.

Mar 31 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • technologynetworks.com

Coatue Projected $1.995 Trillion Valuation for Anthropic in 2030

In a presentation to prospective investors in January, Coatue offered a rare look at how it justifies Anthropic’s heady valuations. An anonymous source sent me the slides, which give a unique look at how a top investment firm values Anthropic’s business. This is a moment in time when some of America’s most valuable, growing technology companies remain private. In the January presentation, Coatue estimated that Anthropic would lose $14 billion in EBITDA on $18 billion in revenue in 2026, ending the year with $30 billion in annualized run-rate revenue. Most recently, it’s been reported that Anthropic is at $19 billion in ARR, which could suggest Anthropic is already running ahead of Coatue’s expectations. By 2031, Coatue projected that Anthropic would be generating $48 billion in EBITDA profits on $200 billion in revenue, with $224 billion of ARR. That would give Anthropic a 41x forward EBITDA multiple at a projected $1.995 trillion valuation in 2030. Coatue told the investors it was pitching that Anthropic could be worth $2.413 trillion in 2031. In February, Coatue co-led a $30 billion Series G investment in Anthropic that valued it at $380 billion. Coatue declined to comment on this story. I first shared this slide and talked about the presentation on my new podcast, the Cerebral Valley Show, which I host with my CVAI co-hosts Max Child and James Wilsterman. I’ve got a few other slides from the Coatue presentation for Newcomer subscribers.

Mar 30 • 4:38 PM EDT • Technology • newcomer.co

FHSU’s next Science Café April 13

Fort Hays State University’s upcoming Science Café is set for Monday, April 13. This month’s presentation, “Eating Well, Living Well: Cultivating a Positive Relationship with Food,” is sponsored by FHSU’s Science and Mathematics Education Institute (SMEI) and will begin at 7 p.m. at The Venue in Thirsty’s Brew Pub & Grill, 2704 Vine.

Mar 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • fhsu.edu

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman LLC Urges AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Investors to Act: Class Action Filed Alleging Investor Harm

Nationally Recognized Firm Urges AMC Investors to Explore Class Action Representation

Mar 29 • 12:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • wfxg.com

Herkimer BOCES honors program explores Civil War

Herkimer BOCES honors students explored Civil War history through storytelling, writing and presentations during a March 23 workshop.

Mar 29 • 7:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • romesentinel.com

Bellonora McCallum rises from Raleigh roots to reshape sports representation

The Raleigh native balances life as a law professor, attorney and certified sports agent while opening doors for athletes of color.

Mar 27 • 5:14 PM EDT • Sports • abc11.com

Cultural program explores gender and politics in the kitchen in ‘Cookbooks Against War’

The Cedar Rapids Public Library will host a presentation by Dr. Abby M. Dubisar, “Cookbooks Against War,” exploring domestic roles and how these works ignite activism. This free event is open to the public and funded by Humanities Iowa, a private nonprofit supporting culture and history programs in the state.

Mar 27 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • thegazette.com

AAN Art from the Schools at Johnson Gallery

The Artists Association of Nantucket kicked off its annual Art from the Schools exhibition of work by island students in grades six-12 with an opening reception and the presentation of

Mar 26 • 11:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • ack.net

Scientists Finally Figured Out the Math Behind How You See Color

The team behind the study created what might be the most accurate mathematical representation of photoreception ever.

Mar 26 • 9:30 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com

Scientists Finally Figured Out the Math Behind How You See Color

The team behind the study created what might be the most accurate mathematical representation of photoreception ever.

Mar 26 • 9:30 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com

Celebrate Discovery at FAU’s Annual Art of Science Gallery Opening

FAU's Division of Research will open the Art of Science gallery with a reception and awards presentation on March 31 at the Ritter Art Gallery on the Boca Raton campus.

Mar 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • fau.edu

Maine Science Festival returns to Bangor for 11th year

The five-day festival is free to attend and will include over 70 activities in the Bangor area for all ages including workshops, presentations, and exhibits.

Mar 24 • 4:26 PM EDT • Science • wabi.tv

Marathon has sold 1.2M copies across Steam, PS5, and Xbox

Alinea Analytics estimates show that Marathon has generated gross revenues of $55M via 1.2M copies sold on Steam, PS5, and Xbox: Looking at the split between Steam, PS5, and Xbox, Steam is clearly the main platform for Marathon, accounting for a little under 70% of the audience (800K copies sold). Meanwhile, PS5 takes about 19% (217K) and Xbox (including console, PC, and cloud) accounts for a bit over 11% or 133K. Marathon is technically a first-party Sony title, so seeing the home console struggle to break 20% of the volume is a notable data point for the ongoing platform-agnostic debate. PlayStation Studios online games will almost certainly continue being multiplatform (despite Sony reportedly pulling back on PC releases). Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe As for Marathon, the consensus among hardcore players who pushed through the awkward onboarding phase – myself included – is that it’s fantastic. The gunplay, aesthetic, and presentation are among the best in the shooter genre. A great game doesn’t always equal an immediate hit, though, as shown by our estimates. Things are looking lukewarm right now. But this might be one of those marathon-not-a-sprint situations. Had to, didn’t I? Why wasn’t Marathon a hit on the same level as Arc Raiders? One topic that came up in a lot of conversations at GDC this year was why Marathon hasn’t hit the same stratosphere as Arc Raiders. On paper, they’re both extraction shooters, and Marathon has the Bungie pedigree – the house that built the gold standard for gunplay in Halo and Destiny. Marathon’s neon-futuristic aesthetic also distinguishes itself from the gritty realism of Tarkov or the post-apocalyptic hope of ARC Raiders. But vibes can only get you so far for first impressions if the onboarding feels like a brick wall. Marathon is a sweaty PvP-focused experience with a first-time user experience and UI that I can only describe as dreadful. Players are dropped into a complex ecosystem where the UI, though visually striking, is functionally uninformative, forcing users to manually hover over nondescript, identical icons just to identify basic gear or weapon mods. This lack of clarity is compounded by punishing mechanics like a severe heat gauge for movement and a scarcity of vital resources, all without a clear tutorial or a low-stakes mode to learn the ropes. Most people – even top streamers and veteran shooter players – have no idea what’s going on in Marathon at first. Arc is on the complete other end of the spectrum. As we covered here and here, Arc Raiders offers a more collaborative, approachable loop where players often work together toward shared goals. And the objectives are instantly clear. To many players, this contrast only emphasised Marathon’s issues, especially during the testing period. Players understand the Arc Raiders loop within 30 minutes, while Marathon acts as a massive filter, chewing up newcomers and spitting them out before they can experience the depth of Bungie’s signature gunplay. What I’m getting at here is that the poor first-time user experience of Marathon’s Server Slam likely stifled launch sales, while the opposite was true for Arc. Let’s look at the pre-launch copies sold for each game during their respective Server Slams (launch-aligned) : Looking at the trajectory: Arc Raiders saw a massive 80% jump in copies sold during its three-day Server Slam (day -13 to -11). Players jumped in, realised the water was fine, and immediately opened their wallets. Marathon, meanwhile, saw a 49% increase in the four days following its Slam (Day -7 to -3). At the time of each game’s respective launch, Arc Raiders had nearly double the Steam footprint of Marathon – and word of mouth only continued to grow. Bungie could have had more time to fix the onboarding process had the beta happened earlier. But Marathon launched three days after the beta finished. These factors limited the launch sales quite a bit, I reckon. Marathon has found a niche audience, though Despite the friction-heavy start, the data suggests that those who survived Marathon’s onboarding are loving life. We’ve been tracking cross-platform DAUs, and while there’s the expected post-launch leakage, many players are sticking with it. After peaking at 478K total DAUs on its first Saturday, Marathon has settled into a respectable rhythm, holding 345K DAUs as of yesterday and averaging 380K DAUs across the weekend. Steam continues to do the heavy lifting here, consistently accounting for the lion’s share of the daily players. Players have been putting in the hours, too: On Steam, Marathon’s average playtime has climbed to 27.8 hours, significantly outpacing the console averages on PS5 (16.5h) and Xbox (17.3h). Even more telling than the averages: 22% of the Steam audience has surged past the 50-hour mark, and nearly 7% have already logged over 100 hours. Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe This data suggests that once the Bungie magic clicks, it hooks players deeper than the average extraction shooter. There’s also started to be a shift in the game’s discourse. Marathon launched as one of those games that’s cool to hate. But as Marathon’s 100-hour club grows, we’re seeing conversations around its mechanical merit outweigh the negativity. Several high-profile creators, who were initially vocal critics, have spent the last week coming around on the mechanical depth of the endgame. It’s a subtle but positive signal; the hate train is losing steam, and a new narrative about the game is emerging. Bungie faithfuls unite Another interesting metric in Marathon’s first few weeks is who, exactly, is playing. Bungie leans heavily on its prestige as the “makers of Halo and Destiny,” in its marketing, and that message has clearly hit the mark. On Steam, the gravity (hammer) of Bungie’s previous work is unavoidable. A staggering 78.2% of Marathon players also played Destiny 2. The trend carries across other platforms, with 74.2% of PS5 players and 82.7% of Xbox players also having played Destiny 2. The Halo legacy lives on, it seems. More on that in a bit. While Destiny 2 went free to play, these numbers still represent a high-intent migration of a fanbase that trusts Bungie’s specific brand of kinetic gunplay and cryptic world-building. The Xbox data adds another layer of legacy. About 85.7% of Marathon players on Xbox have played Halo Infinite, while over half of the Steam audience has spent time in Halo Infinite and 36.1% in the Master Chief Collection (a paid collection of the old Bungie-made legacy games). Interestingly, we see a 55.9% overlap with ARC Raiders on Steam. Overlap is even higher there on PlayStation (60.5%) and Xbox (66.5%). And there’s also significant crossover with Helldivers 2 on all platforms, too. Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe Bungie has found some of its fans with Marathon, and the challenge now is keeping this engaged in a high-stakes PvP environment when they’ve spent the last decade primarily enjoying the power fantasies of PvE. On that note… Go the full 26 miles? Or cut and run? Time for some could’ve, should’ve, would’ve. These things would have improved Marathon’s performance at launch: A more robust onboarding process, perhaps in the form of a short single-player/PvE campaign. We know Bungie fans love this stuff. A traditional arena-based mode akin to Destiny’s Crucible could have been a bridge for the cautious players who’d have been otherwise deterred by the Server Slam. It’s also a great palate cleanser after getting merked. Introducing a dedicated PvE environment would have similarly diversified the conversation and lowered the barrier for the Bungie faithful who found the pure PvP extraction loop too abrasive. PvE is safer than PvP these days. There’s an argument that a thin PvE mode would have just felt like a budget Destiny, potentially hurting the brand more. But given how dire the FTUE is, I think it would have been a net positive. Any kind of tutorialised loop that demystifies the stakes, really. While there is merit in a studio sticking firmly to a singular creative vision, and going all in on the hardcore extraction loop. Less forgiving is the technical reality is that the user interface and first-time user experience (FTUE) were not at a commercial standard for launch. Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe In a landscape where player time is oversaturated and the most contested currency, a flawed FTUE is a critical failure point. But it’s not all doom and gloom, as Marathon has an incredible, unique gameplay loop, suggesting that financial success is still attainable if Bungie can pivot effectively. Bungie and PlayStation now face a difficult strategic crossroads, though – one within a challenging games market. They could: Double down on Marathon with a long-term Rainbow Six Siege- or No Man’s Sky-style recovery plan, which is something I heard Last Stand Media’s Chris Maldonado mention last week. While this could be a sunk-cost fallacy in action, it could eventually yield the audience the game’s mechanical depth deserves. Shift focus toward the inevitable Destiny 3 or another project, mitigating the escalating opportunity cost and cutting their losses, so to speak. Doing both is an expensive proposition, given the high overhead and burn rate of operating out of Bellevue, Washington. With Sony recently demonstrating a lower threshold for underperforming studios and projects, the margin for error has vanished. Whatever happens, the next six months will determine whether Marathon becomes a cornerstone of Sony’s live-service portfolio or a cautionary tale of vision exceeding accessibility. I’m hoping it’s the former, because Marathon rocks. As always, hit subscribe to get updates on Marathon and other relevant games. Subscribe Want to get your hands on our data for yourself – for free? We’re offering a free trial of our platform for games companies. Send us a message here, or reply to this email, and we’ll set you up. The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. Game makers use our platform to understand their audience, keep an eye on the competition, monitor sales trends, and spot new opportunities. We equip game studios and financial institutions with accurate data and the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Want to talk about all things games market data? We’d love to chat!]

Mar 24 • 2:06 PM EDT • Technology • alineaanalytics.substack.com

Statue of Christopher Columbus installed on White House grounds

A statue of Christopher Columbus has been erected outside of an ornate federal office building on the White House grounds — the latest sign of the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape cultural and historical representations across the nation’s capital.

Mar 22 • 9:09 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Your Thymus and Your Healthspan

Our thymus gland plays a central role in the development or our immune system, specifically for supporting T cell development (how these cells got their name, maturation and differentiation in the thymus) and discriminating between self and foreign, non-self antigen proteins with production of dendritic cells. As we age, our thymus gland shrinks—the process known as involution—with progressive change from spongy to fatty tissue, with loss of functionality. But this process, with respect to timeline and extent, markedly varies from one person to the next. And to make things even more complicated, our thymus gland anatomy and precise location in the chest also is highly variable. So the famous Frank Netter diagrams from the 1960s (such as at left below) don’t capture the remarkable heterogeneity that a random set of 12 chest CT scans (below at right). What I consider as 2 landmark papers in Nature this week (here and here) used AI to quantify health of the thymus in 2 large cohorts, and then correlate the metric to a broad array of health outcomes. In this edition of Ground Truths, I’m going to cover three questions: (1) How was thymus health determined by AI?; (2) How is thymus health linked to key clinical outcomes? and (3) Are there ways we can promote a healthy (aka rejuvenate) thymus gland in our later years? Subscribe 1. How was thymus health determined by AI? This was accomplished by extensive work developing and validating an AI pipeline for 2 stages, the first for localization and segmentation of the thymus bed, and the second to quantify a digital marker, termed the thymic health score. There’s a lot to this algorithmic development, so I won’t go into all the details, but just provide a rudimentary outline of what was done. The 1st stage used supervised learning with 2 radiologists reviewing 2,461 chest CT scans. That work trained a 3D U-Net model to automatically identify the thymic bed’s 3D cropped region using center of mass coordinates, which reached 99.8% accuracy. The 2nd stage used a foundation model that was pre-trained with SwAV (which stands for Swapping Assignment between multiple Views), a self-supervised model, that generated a high-dimensional thymus representation of 4,096 features. That compares to the radiology reductionist and subjective scoring of 0 to 3 where 0 means the thymus is fully degenerated and fatty, and 3 is considered dense, intact glandular soft tissue. Notably, the self-supervised learning (SSL) performance was superior to supervised (AUC ~0.75 vs 0.55, respectively) reflecting the shallowness of the 0-3 classifier vs SSL’s holistic, self-taught AI. The thymic health score ranged from 0 to 100, with the highest number indexed to fully preserved thymic health. The algorithmic work extended to explainability with both Shapely value distribution, meaning the model was holistic not relying on any “magic” pixel, and occlusion sensitivity, demonstrating the model’s performance was not affected by ribs, sternum, lung tissue, but rather focused on the thymic bed directly. Below are a few saliency maps from the occlusion sensitivity that indicate the thymic bed focus, not affected by neighboring structures, using the jet color scale. Now the AI was ready for processing ~25,000 CT scans, each over 30 MB files, from the 2 large participant cohorts to provide a thymic health score, it did so in less than 14 hours, which is less than 2 seconds per scan! Share 2. How is thymus health linked to key clinical outcomes? The two cohorts were the National Lung Screening Trial, NLST (N=25,031) and the Framingham Heart Study, FHS (N=2,581) each with baseline demographics and long term follow up of >12 years for health outcomes. From the NSLT, you can see below that increased age and body-mass index were correlated to reduced thymic health. And, overall, men had reduced thymic health scores compared with women. There are a lot of graphs in the paper for outcomes, for both the NLST and FHS cohorts. To simplify the major outcomes, below is a composite Figure with striking reduction of all-cause mortality and for the different causes of death. The results were consistent between the 2 cohorts. For example, the cardiovascular mortality hazard ratio average was 0.57 in NLST and 0.38 in FHS (weighted to be 0.53 for the aggregate). The reduction of mortality also extended to digestive diseases and pulmonary disease (data not shown below). Lung cancer incidence was reduced by 36% for high vs low thymic health (Figure below, with a panel -incidence and b panel-mortality, adjusted for age, sex, BMI, smoking status). Notably, there was a smoker’s paradox: lower incidence and improved survival for lung cancer in smokers who had a high thymus health score. Smoking was associated with lower thymic scores whereas alcohol was not. Higher thymic health was linked to higher HDL cholesterol, lower triglycerides, lower fasting blood glucose, and lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Inflammation biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, were elevated in the people with lower thymic health scores. In their second paper, the same team looked at the relationship between thymic score and outcomes for 3,476 patients receiving cancer immunotherapy. The non-small cell lung cancer progression-free survival was reduced in patients with low thymic health score. A parallel relationship for survival was seen for other types of cancer including melanoma, breast, and kidney with a 44% lower risk among high thymic scores (Figure). A similar pattern was seen with different immune checkpoint inhibitors. The thymus health score outperformed programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1)and tumor mutation burden (TMB) assay of the tumor and was an independent prognostic marker of progression-free survival. In this dataset, a direct connect with thymus score and adaptive immune function was noted with a correlation before cancer treatment for both T-cell diversity and thymus T-cell production (a metric known as T cell receptor excision circles). Thymus Removal Study There is a highly relevant citation about thymus function before moving onto ways to rejuvenate it. In 2023, a very important study of thymus removal during cardiothoracic surgery was published, with 1146 patients undergoing thymus removal vs 1146 matched controls (mean age 55 years). The adverse outcomes for thymus removal were striking, with a 2.9 higher risk of all-cause mortality and doubling of cancer incidence, 1.5 fold increase in cancer mortality, and 1.5-fold increase in autoimmune diseases. The immune function showed marked compromise after thymus removal, as reflected by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells (Figure below) Share Ground Truths 3. Are there ways we can promote a healthy (aka rejuvenate) thymus gland in our later years? In recent months we’ve learned a lot about the process of thymus involution and the pathways by which this may be modulated. Thymus involution is primarily due to loss to thymus epithelial cells (TECs) and there are 2 subtypes with different functions: the cortical, responsible for positive selection of T cells, and the medullary, for negative selection. When adipose tissue infiltrates the thymus, thymic adipocytes are pro-inflammatory, knocking out T-cell output. Likewise, systemic inflammation, or “inflammaging,” from smoking, obesity, and chronic stress promote thymic adipocytes. Now, from preclinical studies, we know about key pathways that account for these processes. Historically, back in 2014, FOXN1 was recognized as a single master transcription factor essential for TEC function, with studies in mice with forced FOXN1 upregulation leading to thymus regeneration. That laid the foundation for potential regrowth of quiescent thymus cells. It took awhile to find pathways to accomplish this goal and to even refute its role as the master regulator. The Liver-Thymus Axis Feng Zhang and his team recently showed that injection of an mRNA vaccine to the liver encoding DLL1, IL-7 and FLT3-L in combination, factors known to support thymopoiesis (Figure), successfully enhanced immune function in aged mice. However, the effect was transient. The FGF21 Story Two reports in 2025 addressed the thymus gland’s production of FGF21, a growth factor (fibroblast growth factor 21) and its control of thymus involution. This growth factor is also produced by the liver, but it doesn’t have impact on the thymus in aged rodent models. In contrast, The liver’s hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been shown to reverse senescent TEC structural changes. Growth hormone stimulates production of insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the liver and the thymus. Two small studies in human participants (TRIIM, for Thymus Regeneration, Immunorestoration, and Insulin Mitigation) of 6 and 50 people, respectively, treated with combined human growth hormone, metformin and DHEA, suggested the potential of slowing epigenetic aging and improving thymus mass and function. But the combination of drugs, small sample, and lack of controls make conclusions murky. Increased thymus FGF21 led to increased CD8 T cells in old mice and extended healthspan and improved physical performance. Building on the previous FOXN1 data, ablation of β-klotho, the obligatory co-receptor for FOXN1, accelerated thymic aging. The benefit to FGF21 was confirmed in a companion paper using an FGF21 knock-in mouse model showing thymus enlargement and increased TECs throughout the lifespan. (schematic Figure below). The accompanying editorial for these 2 papers speculated: “The proposed link between age-associated thymus involution and organismal aging is intriguing, and suggests we might seek to achieve systemic rejuvenation by counteracting thymic involution.” Other Factors Lessons from the Axolotl (Mexican Salamander) In an elegant set of experiments of the axolotl (Figure), known for its complete thymus regeneration after total surgical removal, mediators were identified. Surprisingly FOXN1 was dispensable. But midkine, a growth factor, appeared to be the driver, the initiator of thymus cell growth, survival, and repair. Other components that contributed were Postn+ (periostin-expressing mesenchymal niches) and Ccl19, a chemokine protein from the bloodstream. RANK and RANKL RANK (receptor activator of nuclear factor κB its ligand (RANKL) have been considered key regulators of medullary TECs. In a study of both aged mice and human thymus cell cultures, their key role was confirmed, with multiple benefits of resorting TEC function, recruitment of progenitor cells, and T cell development. Subscribe Summing Up This body of work strongly supports the health of the thymus gland as a critical regulator of human healthspan, not just a correlate or link. The new landmark studies are reinforced by the regenerative biology experimental models that have shown, via an array of mediators, that healthspan of aged mice is at least in part dependent on thymus gland function and its critical role for maintaining adaptive immunity. It sure seems that we’d be better off having an immune reservoir of naive T cells instead of a profile in older adults of exhausted, low quality, memory T cells, with a senescent phenotype. It is striking that we ignored the importance of the thymus gland for many decades. A wake-up call was the results of the thymectomy matched control study reviewed here, with the opposite of high thymic health score improved health outcomes. The convergence of AI and healthspan here is notable. The exceptional and laborious work for developing and validating (no less explaining) the AI to quantify thymus health set the foundation for probing the connect the major health outcomes in two cohorts with extensive follow-up. We’ve never had a way to meaningfully quantify the thymus gland before, so this represents important leverage of supervised, self-supervised, and transformer models. The study wouldn’t have been possible without AI. And it begs the question as to whether there are ways we can maintain our thymus at a high health score. But it’s not so simple to rejuvenate our thymus. There are multiple risks including the induction of autoimmunity, increasing the risk of cancer, and inducing a pro-inflammatory state. For example, factors that increase TEC proliferation could compromise the medulllary negative selection process and leak out auto-reactive (self-attacking) T cells. Thymic cells could be induced to proliferate, but we know, for example, that growth hormone and IGF-1 are associated with an increase risk of cancer. If thymus rejuvenation doesn’t clear out the accumulated senescent cells in older adults, then inflammation within the gland could block the production of TECs. Keeping these risks in mind, we now have identified many ways to keep our thymus healthy as we age that undoubtedly will be tested in clinical trials going forward. Ultimately, the benefit-to-risk tradeoffs will be defined. In the meantime, we have desperately needed an immunome. As I’ve stressed in multiple prior Ground Truths, we have no test in the clinic to assess a patient’s immune status! It was very encouraging for me to get an email from Hugo Aerts, the senior author of the landmark papers in the days after they were published: “I also wanted to say that your Substack on “Why We Need an Immunome” was inspiring for this work. We found it a very compelling perspective and greatly enjoyed reading it.” Just having an assessment of a person’s immune status via a chest CT scan, with millions of these performed per year, might help in guiding the right immunotherapy for cancer (e.g. more intensive, combinations for those with low thymic health scores) and help define people who are increased risk for age-related diseases of cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative. The main theme of Super Agers is that we now have many layers of data (genetics, proteins, biomarkers, organ clocks that can be integrated via multimodal AI) for us to define a person’s specific risk decades before one of these age-related diseases leads to symptoms, enabling prevention. From the new studies this week, we can add thymus health score as yet another way to understand a person’s risk, a window into their adaptive immune system and healthspan. And perhaps someday we will be able to safely rejuvenate the thymus, or maintain its health through one’s life, and use the thymus health score to monitor. NB: I wrote this post (No A.I.) A Quick Poll Loading... ********************************************************************* Thanks to Ground Truths subscribers (now > 200,000) from every US state and 212 countries. Your subscription to these free essays and podcasts makes my work in putting them together worthwhile. Please join! If you found this interesting PLEASE share it! Share Ground Truths Paid subscriptions are voluntary and all proceeds from them go to support Scripps Research. They do allow for posting comments and questions, which I do my best to respond to. Please don’t hesitate to post comments and give me feedback. Let me know topics that you would like to see covered. Leave a comment Many thanks to those who have contributed—they have greatly helped fund our summer internship programs for the past two years. It enabled us to accept and support 47 summer interns in 2025! We aim to accept even more of the several thousand who will apply for summer 2026.

Mar 22 • 2:18 PM EDT • Health • erictopol.substack.com

Zambia's election: Aspiring female politicians asked for sexual favours, official says

These reports harm attempts to close the wide gender representation gap in Zambia, activists say.

Mar 17 • 9:31 AM EDT • Politics • bbc.com

Kering adapts the presentation of its businesses, to align with its strategic model and organization

Kering - Press release - Segment reporting - EN - 16 03 2026 PRESS RELEASEMarch 16, 2026 KERING ADAPTS THE PRESENTATION OF ITS BUSINESSES, TO ALIGN WITH ITS STRATEGIC MODEL AND ORGANIZATION As part of the evolution of its strategy and organization, which will be presented in detail on April 16, 2026, during its Capital Markets Day, Kering announces a new segmentation of its businesses. This new presentation enhances the clarity of Kering strategic model, highlights the momentum of each of its bu

Mar 16 • 12:45 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com

iOS 27 Will Reportedly Be Like Mac OS X Snow Leopard

In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reiterated that iOS 27 will be similar to 2009's Mac OS X Snow Leopard, in the sense that one of Apple's biggest priorities is bug fixes for improved performance and stability. At WWDC 2008, Apple showed a presentation that said Mac OS X Snow Leopard had "0 new features," as it opted to focus on performance and stability improvements.

Mar 15 • 12:42 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com

Mills proposes permanent funds for crime victims

The money through the Victims of Crime Act, which Mills says will help cover a federal funding shortfall, pays for domestic violence and sexual assault services, civil legal representation for victims and services for elder abuse victims.

Mar 13 • 7:47 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

JFK Jr.'s cousin speaks out on Daryl Hannah's 'Love Story' portrayal after actress' scathing essay

Douglas Kennedy defends Daryl Hannah after the Grammy-nominated actress called out Ryan Murphy's 'Love Story' for her portrayal in the FX series: 'I think that's a misrepresentation.'

Mar 9 • 11:23 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com

Purpose, dignity, and joy through supported employment: connecting Vermonters experiencing mental health and substance use challenges with meaningful employment in their communities

Clara Martin Center’s IPS-supported employment program helps Vermonters with mental health or substance use challenges return to meaningful work by integrating clinical care, partnering with local employers, and restoring purpose, confidence, and community connection through individualized, community‑based support.

Mar 9 • 10:04 AM EDT • Health • vtdigger.org

Spoofing An Emergency Traffic Preemption Signal

There’s a well-known movie trope in which a hacker takes control of the traffic lights in a city, causing general mayhem or creating a clear getaway path. Unlike many Hollywood representation…

Mar 8 • 7:00 AM EDT • Technology • hackaday.com

Did Oscar’s Reaffirmed 2026 Outlook and Reinsurance Strategy Just Shift Oscar Health's (OSCR) Investment Narrative?

Oscar Health recently presented at the 47th Annual Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference in Orlando, where management reaffirmed its 2026 financial outlook, addressed concerns about the expiration of ACA subsidies, and discussed open enrollment outcomes. A key insight from the presentation was Oscar’s emphasis on its reinsurance capital strategy, with partners covering 55% of required capital, which management highlighted as a way to support stability while the company manages...

Mar 7 • 7:11 AM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com

BrightSpring Health Services Touts 2026 Growth, EBITDA $760M-$790M at TD Cowen Health Care Conference

BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG) executives outlined expectations for another year of broad-based growth and margin expansion during a presentation at TD Cowen’s 46th Annual Health Care Conference, with CFO Jennifer Phipps highlighting volume growth, operational efficiency initiatives, and

Mar 7 • 3:53 AM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com

Hockey mom conflicted over women's team skipping White House visit

I've seen my daughter's hockey team receive less recognition and resources than the boys who play. The sport needs representation on a national level.

Mar 5 • 10:32 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com

International Women's Day: Women Fill Business School Classrooms. So Why Do Men Still Run Most Of Them?

Women now make up 44% of business students worldwide, but men still hold about 70% of deanships. Female leaders discuss barriers and progress.

Mar 5 • 9:05 AM EST • Business • poetsandquantsforundergrads.com

Danica Patrick absent from Sky Sports F1 team as 2026 coverage changes revealed

Sky Sports has confirmed its Formula 1 coverage plans for the 2026 season, revealing changes to its broadcast presentation and its on-screen team, with Danica Patrick absent from the published line-up. The broadcaster released a full list of presenters, analysts and commentators alongside new production features that will appear during the upcoming championship.

Mar 4 • 11:47 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Your Experiences Change You—Scientists Think They Could Change Your DNA, Too

Called “Lamarckian Inheritance,” the theory suggests that those experiences can even be passed down to future generations.

Mar 4 • 8:30 AM EST • Science • popularmechanics.com

EMCBC Leaders Highlight Cleanup Progress, Small Business Opportunities

Federal team members from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center briefed attendees at the recent Kentucky Business Opportunities Exchange on cleanup progress at EMCBC-managed and supported sites and the center’s critical capabilities to support sites to closure. March 3, 2026

Mar 3 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • energy.gov

Global webinar on core public health capacities to conduct ship inspections and issue ship sanitation certificates

Ships cross borders every day, connecting countries and serving as a backbone of the global economy. However, outbreaks onboard can disrupt maritime traffic, leading to significant economic and operational negative consequences. Without strong public health capacities to detect, prevent, and respond to public health risks on board ships, maritime travel can also become a pathway for the spread of infectious diseases. To support countries in strengthening these capacities, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a two-day webinar on 11–12 February, bringing together more than 700 ship inspectors, port health officers, and public health authorities, primarily from the African, Eastern Mediterranean, and European Regions. The webinar came at a pivotal time. With the amended International Health Regulations entering into force on 19 September 2025, the need to focus on public health preparedness has never been greater. Strengthening public health capacities at borders, including onboard conveyances, is a cornerstone of global health security and central to the amended IHR.“The high level of attendance and active participation throughout the two days of the webinar highlighted the growing demand for technical guidance and capacity-building support in ship inspection and issuance of ship sanitation certificates”, said Dr Ninglan Wang, Head of the Borders, Mass Gatherings and Health Protection Measures (BMM) Unit at the Health Emergency Preparedness Department at WHO headquarters. “The dynamic interactions among experts and countries underscored the value of continued cross-border collaboration in the maritime sector and knowledge exchange in this area”. Conducting regular public health inspections on board ships for the issuance of ship sanitation certificates (SSCs) in accordance with the IHR requirements is crucial for ensuring that ships meet specific health standards, thereby minimizing the risk of the international spread of diseases via maritime traffic. These certificates, mandated by the IHR, require ports to have trained personnel who can identify and control public health risks on board vessels and apply recommended control measures. This standardized global procedure not only ensures compliance with the IHR but also promotes consistency in health practices across ports worldwide. SSCs are the globally-recognized tool used to prevent and control known public health risks on ships, providing a common way to register and communicate public health events and measures taken on board between all stakeholders involved in this process, including public health authorities in ports and ship operators. Only SSCs issued by ports authorized by national authorities to issue such certificates are considered valid. As per the IHR, all States Parties are required to send to WHO their list of authorized ports (available here) and to keep it updated. However, many Member States continue to face practical challenges, such as limited resources, high staff turnover, and competing priorities. These realities underscore the value of platforms such as this webinar, which foster collective learning, peer-to-peer exchange, and practical solutions to help countries build and sustain the capacities required under the IHR.Over the two days, participants engaged in presentations and discussions covering a wide range of technical and operational topics, such as the overarching international legal framework governing ship sanitation; considerations for pre-inspection planning; risk assessment factors by type of vessel; the completion and issuance of SSCs and evidence report forms; or practical insights on the inspection of various technical areas, such as food safety, medical facilities, water systems, or vector control, among others. In addition, public health authorities from the Netherlands, Morocco, and Tanzania shared case studies to showcase their practical application of these IHR requirements in their respective countries. Given its success, WHO plans to replicate similar sessions in the future to reach additional time zones and regions and cover other pressing border health-related topics, ensuring that Member States can continue benefiting from these opportunities to share knowledge and expertise.

Mar 1 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • who.int

How a WA man turned his mental health pain into a life's purpose

Bellevue's Jay Michael Martin Jr. shares his hard-earned wisdom through his Talks With Jay on social media and Cooking with Jay live presentations.

Mar 1 • 11:15 AM EST • Health • seattletimes.com

Women’s sports reach record NCAA participation as leadership roles keep rising

Women's sports participation reached a record 242,341 student-athletes in 2024-25, while women's representation continued to rise among athletics directors, head coaches and college presidents. The NCAA also recently approved four new women's championships and added women's flag football to the Emerging Sports for Women program.

Mar 1 • 4:00 AM EST • Sports • ncaa.org

Pokémon Continues 30th Celebrations with the Unveiling of <em>Pokémon Winds</em> and <em>Pokémon Waves</em>, the Newest Entries in the Pokémon Video Game Series<br />

Pokémon Day Video Presentation Packed with New Updates Across the Franchise, Including PokémonXP and the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, Pokémon Champions, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and More Pokémon FireRed Version and LeafGreen Version Released Today in Commemoration of the Original Pokémon Video Games

Feb 27 • 1:30 AM EST • Technology • press.pokemon.com

The need for science diplomacy in a fragmenting world

After receiving a US science diplomacy prize, Chemistry World talks to Martyn Poliakoff and Richard Catlow about global scientific challenges, their love of technicians and being astounded by children's questions

Feb 23 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • chemistryworld.com

Sam Jaeger Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment

Multi-hyphenate Sam Jaeger has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas, Deadline can report exclusively.

Feb 23 • 12:45 PM EST • Entertainment • deadline.com

The Pokémon Company Group Reveals 2026 Pokémon Day Plans, Including Pokémon Presents Video Presentation Celebrating 30 Years of the Brand

The Pokémon Company Group Reveals 2026 Pokémon Day Plans, Including Pokémon Presents Video Presentation Celebrating 30 Years of the Brand

Feb 19 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • press.pokemon.com

Business Restructuring Review

In This Issue: The Year in Bankruptcy: 2025 A brief chronicle of the year's notable developments in corporate bankruptcy and restructuring, including business bankruptcy filings, significant court rulings, and legislative developments. [read more …] U.S. Bankruptcy Court Denies Chapter 15 Recognition of Maltese Liquidation Absent Evidence of Meaningful Activities Supporting Finding of COMI or Establishment in Malta In In re Geden Holdings, Ltd., No. 25-90138, 2025 WL 2484883 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Aug. 28, 2025), stay pending appeal denied, No. 25-90138, 2026 WL 97993 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Jan. 13, 2026), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that, for purposes of recognition under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, although a foreign debtor may have had its center of main interests ("COMI") or an establishment in Malta when a liquidation proceeding was commenced for it in a Maltese court in 2017, the absence of any meaningful activity by the debtor's liquidator from that time until the liquidator filed a chapter 15 petition in the United States more than five years later meant that the debtor had neither a COMI nor an establishment in Malta on the chapter 15 petition date. The court accordingly denied the petition for recognition. [read more …] The Ninth Circuit's Expansive Reading of "Financial Accommodations" that Cannot Be Assumed or Assigned in Bankruptcy It is generally well understood that agreements to extend credit or provide financing to a debtor cannot be assumed or assigned in bankruptcy. Even so, the provision of the Bankruptcy Code that precludes assumption or assignment—section 365(c)(2)—also extends to "financial accommodations," a term that is not defined in the Bankruptcy Code and has been the subject of relatively few bankruptcy and appellate court rulings. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit examined the meaning of the term in In re Svenhard's Swedish Bakery, 154 F.4th 1100 (9th Cir. 2025). The court of appeals ruled that a deeply discounted settlement of pension plan withdrawal liability is a "financial accommodation" that cannot be assumed or assigned, thereby extending the reach of section 365(c)(2) well beyond conventional lending arrangements. [read more …] Pennsylvania District Court Applies "Hypothetical Test" in Determining that Patent License Agreement Is Assignable in Bankruptcy In Crivella Holdings Ltd. v. Mesearch Media Technologies Ltd., No. 2:25-cv-333, 2025 WL 2443400 (W.D. Pa. Aug. 25, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania affirmed a bankruptcy court ruling denying a software licensor's motion for relief from the automatic stay to terminate the license agreement. The court found the license was assumable in bankruptcy under the Third Circuit's hypothetical test as a result of language in the agreement stating that it could be assigned to a "successor in interest" of the debtor without the licensor's further consent, thereby overriding federal patent law's general prohibition against the assignment of patents. [read more …] New York Bankruptcy Court Denies Motion to Terminate Chapter 15 Recognition and Dismiss Chapter 15 Case In In re Oi S.A., No. 23-10193 (LGB), 2025 WL 2806591 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Oct. 1, 2025), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York considered whether chapter 15 recognition of a debtor's Brazilian restructuring proceeding should be terminated and the case dismissed due to the debtors' financial deterioration and inability to satisfy its restructuring plan obligations after entry of the recognition order. The court denied the motion, concluding that recognition of the Brazilian proceeding and a court-approved restructuring plan for the debtors should not be terminated under section 1519(d) of the Bankruptcy Code—according to the court, the sole authority for revocation of chapter 15 recognition—because, among other things, the restructuring proceeding was still pending, the debtors might still need relief authorized under chapter 15, and the debtors' prospects for reorganizing under a hypothetical chapter 11 case were uncertain at best. It also found that no provision of the Bankruptcy Code authorizes the dismissal of a chapter 15 case. [read more …] Newsworthy Effective January 1, 2026, Jones Day welcomed Isel M. Perez (Miami), Andrew M. Butler (New York), Sid Pepels (Amsterdam), and Anna C. Bretting (Munich) to the partnership in the Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice. Sid Pepels (Amsterdam) has been nominated for the Future Leader Award by the Global Restructuring Review, an organization that acknowledges and honors excellence within the global restructuring and insolvency sector. This award is designed to recognize exceptional contributions made by both individuals and firms in the field. The 2026 edition of Chambers UK recognized Ben Larkin (London) in the practice area Restructuring/Insolvency and Adam R. Brown (London) in the practice area Restructuring/Insolvency: Litigation. The 2026 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific ranked Roger Dobson (Sydney) in the practice area Restructuring/Insolvency. An article written by Corinne Ball (New York) titled "Backstop Fees for Lenders in Chapter 11 Plans: Absent Market Test, Equality of Treatment Now Required in Fifth Circuit After 'ConvergeOne'" was published on November 12, 2025, in the New York Law Journal. An article written by Oliver S. Zeltner (Houston) titled "Delaware Bankruptcy Court: No Legal Authority for Chapter 11 Plan Gatekeeping Provision" was published on November 20, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Daniel J. Merrett (Atlanta) titled "First Impressions: Eleventh Circuit Rules that Annulment of Automatic Stay Does Not Violate U.S. Supreme Court's Prohibition of Nunc Pro Tunc Orders" was published on November 21, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Genna Ghaul (New York) titled "Iowa District Court: Avoidance Claims Cannot Be Encumbered by Pre-Bankruptcy Liens" was published on November 20, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Dan T. Moss (Washington/New York), Corinne Ball (New York), David S. Torborg (Washington), and Ben Rosenblum (New York) titled "New York Bankruptcy Court Rejects Challenge to Barnet Rule Permitting Foreign Debtors to Obtain Chapter 15 Recognition With Only Minimal U.S. Assets" was published on November 21, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. The M&A Advisor has recognized the Silvergate Capital Corporation Bankruptcy case as the Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (over $5 billion) during its 20th Annual Turnaround Awards. Jones Day is listed among the professionals for the representation of Exploration Capital, which was led by Joshua M. Mester (Los Angeles). Lawyer Spotlight: Sid Pepels Sid Pepels, a partner in Jones Day's Amsterdam Office, litigates and advises clients on commercial and international insolvency matters, with a focus on complex restructurings and insolvencies. He has advised and litigated high-profile cases, including: the cross-border WHOA (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord) proceedings concerning Vroon Group and Diebold Nixdorf; proceedings on behalf of expropriated SNS Reaal bond holders against the Dutch State; the bankruptcy of Intertoys, the leading Dutch toys retailer; the restructuring of Oi, the Dutch finance vehicle of the Brazilian telecom giant; and Blokker, the leading Dutch home appliances retailer. Sid holds a Ph.D. in European insolvency law and regularly publishes in academic journals on topics of cross-border insolvency. He has been recognized in The Legal 500 Netherlands and was noted by his peers for being client-minded and a creative thinker with a "strong grasp of the law and strong interpersonal skills." Sid was also nominated for the "Future Leader" award at the Global Restructuring Review Awards 2025. He is a board member for the Netherlands Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law and a NextGen member of the International Insolvency Institute.

Feb 18 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • jonesday.com

Jesse Jackson’s Death Arrives at a Crucial Moment for Black Political Power

There are more Black senators than ever before, but a major Supreme Court ruling could reduce Black representation in the House.

Feb 17 • 6:21 PM EST • Politics • nytimes.com

First Black UNC student to receive master's and doctoral marine sciences degrees continues making waves

To counteract the lack of representation Aliyah Griffith saw in the field, she founded MahoganyMermaids, a nonprofit dedicated to uplifting and promoting children of color in the aquatic sciences.

Feb 15 • 9:15 PM EST • Science • dailytarheel.com

Fincantieri lifts 2025 margin guidance, sets new business plan

Italy's Fincantieri on Thursday increased its 2025 margin guidance and announced a new 2026-2030 business plan as part of a presentation to investors.

Feb 12 • 5:12 AM EST • Business • reuters.com

‘Sistas’ Star Novi Brown Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

Novi Brown has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas

Feb 10 • 1:30 PM EST • Entertainment • variety.com

Chappell Roan leaves Wasserman after agency CEO named in Epstein files

The Grammy winner said in a statement on Feb. 9 that "artists deserve representation that aligns with their values."

Feb 10 • 1:05 AM EST • Entertainment • usatoday.com

PlayStation announces new State of Play presentation for February 12

The resource for people who make and sell games.

Feb 9 • 2:06 PM EST • Technology • gamesindustry.biz

Denise Richards Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment

Denise Richards has inked with Innovative for representation. She continues to be repped by Vault Entertainment, Goodman, Genow, and Jill Fritzo PR.

Feb 9 • 1:15 PM EST • Entertainment • deadline.com

PlayStation just announced a State of Play, and it looks like it'll be the longest presentation ever

PlayStation's first State of Play stream of 2026 is coming on 12th February, and it's a big one.

Feb 9 • 8:37 AM EST • Technology • eurogamer.net

The Corruption of Science

Some readers may remember from September when I posted the excellent presentation regarding the corruption of science by Erik Molvar at the 2025 Healthy Public Lands Conference. If you didn't watch...

Feb 8 • 7:35 PM EST • Science • thewildlifenews.com

Ruckersville Elementary to host annual Science Night with over 100 student presentations

Students will demonstrate projects covering topics from the solar system to electric circuits to ocean life and living systems.

Feb 4 • 6:56 PM EST • Science • 29news.com

Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase announced for February 5

A Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase will air tomorrow, February 5, it’s just been announced. It will air at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe. The presentation will be roughly 30 minutes long showing upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch games. Like other Partner Showcases, this one will...

Feb 4 • 8:46 AM EST • Technology • nintendoeverything.com

Meet the Mainer who oversees New England Patriots game day entertainment

Abbey Thistle is in charge of fan engagement for the AFC champions, covering everything from game presentation to alumni events.

Feb 3 • 3:38 PM EST • Entertainment • pressherald.com

Christian Menefee sworn into Congress, giving Houston’s 18th District long-awaited representation

The former Harris County attorney defeated Amanda Edwards in a special election runoff on Saturday. Menefee's swearing in chips away at Republicans' majority in the U.S. House.

Feb 3 • 1:43 PM EST • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org

'California Politics 360' full episode | Former Vice President Mike Pence talks immigration, tariffs

Edie Lambert talks with Mike Pence about his thoughts on immigration enforcement in California, the fight over representation in Congress and the impact of tariffs on Californians.

Feb 1 • 11:25 AM EST • Politics • kcra.com

GNU Hurd Is "Almost There" With x86_64, SMP & ~75% Of Debian Packages Building

Samuel Thibault offered up a status update on the current state of GNU/Hurd from a presentation in Brussels at FOSDEM 2026

Feb 1 • 10:47 AM EST • Technology • phoronix.com

CIO says academia has some lessons to teach health IT pros

"A significant portion of any leadership role is explaining the 'why' and 'how' of a change to diverse audiences," says Bruce Barnes of Brooke Army Medical Center, ahead of his HIMSS26 presentation on the value of higher education.

Jan 30 • 11:38 AM EST • Health • healthcareitnews.com

Paramount+ plans move into short-form video, UGC: internal docs

Paramount executives want to add short-form video and user-generated content to Paramount+, according to leaked emails and presentations.

Jan 28 • 12:33 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com

White House event with Trump, sports commissioners is delayed by snow: Sources

The event was expected to involve a presentation of the administration's plans to use sports to help mark America's 250th birthday.

Jan 26 • 6:12 PM EST • Sports • nytimes.com

Innovative Artists Entertainment Signs Jim Cummings, Voice Actor Behind Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Tasmanian Devil & Other Classic Characters

Veteran voice actor Jim Cummings has inked with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation, Deadline can report exclusively.

Jan 26 • 10:21 AM EST • Entertainment • deadline.com

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at ASH 2025: Advancing Blood Cancer Science Through Collaboration

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center faculty gave 155 presentations and four special sessions at the ASH Annual Meeting.

Jan 22 • 9:35 AM EST • Science • news.med.miami.edu

Deloitte is giving its US employees new job titles

The Big Four firm is giving its US employees a new job title, according to an internal presentation seen by Business Insider.

Jan 21 • 7:51 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com

Matt Caja

First Bank Chicago, one of the five largest privately held banks in Chicago, is pleased to announce Matt Caja has been promoted to VP/Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Manager. Matt is responsible for collateral and personal financial analysis and preparing loan presentations, while also managing and servicing his own clients. Matt has over 30 years of expertise in commercial and consumer lending and joined the Bank in 2016.

Jan 21 • 3:53 PM EST • Business • chicagobusiness.com

No sweat: Ashton Kutcher swears that he showers, despite past podcasts to the contrary

In 2021, Ashton Kutcher and wife Mila Kunis said they didn't shower often and didn't wash their kids unless they saw dirt. Now he sets the record straight.

Jan 21 • 1:07 PM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com

Adobe Acrobat now lets you edit files using prompts, generate podcast summaries

Adobe is adding AI tools to Acrobat, including the ability to generate podcast summaries of files, create presentations, and a way for users to edit files using prompts.

Jan 21 • 9:16 AM EST • Technology • techcrunch.com

Why Trump accepting Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize is no laughing matter

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s presentation Thursday of her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump was instant fodder for ridicule among Trump’s opponents.

Jan 16 • 2:24 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com

A Look At Astrana Health’s Valuation As It Updates Investor Presentation For National Platform Expansion

Astrana Health (ASTH) drew fresh attention after updating its investor presentation at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, outlining its delegated risk and care delivery model across 16 markets and its evolution into a national platform. See our latest analysis for Astrana Health. The refreshed presentation coincides with a recent 15.55% 1 month share price return. However, the 1 year total shareholder return of a 13.05% decline and 3 year total shareholder return of a 22.73%...

Jan 13 • 11:28 PM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com

Astrana Health Touts Delegated Risk “Single Payer” Model, Prospect Synergies, Reiterates 2025 Guide

Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) executives outlined the company’s delegated risk model, growth strategy, and recent integration priorities during a company presentation followed by a Q&A session. The event featured remarks from Brandon Sim, with Chief Operating and Financial Officer Chan Basho join

Jan 12 • 11:03 PM EST • Health • marketbeat.com

Cardinal Health Raises Fiscal 2026 Outlook and Highlights Strategic Progress During J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Presentation

Raising Fiscal 2026 Outlook: Cardinal Health is increasing expectations for fiscal year 2026 non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS)1 to at least $10.00, from its prior guidance range of $9.65...

Jan 12 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • newsroom.cardinalhealth.com

‘One Battle After Another,’ shot in El Paso, dominates Golden Globes

The Paul Thomas Anderson film was shot in El Paso for 18 days between May and June 2024 and contributed nearly $6 million in direct spending.

Jan 12 • 10:53 AM EST • Entertainment • elpasotimes.com

Lawsuits by Trump allies could shape how the 2030 census is done

The U.S. Census Bureau is used to determine congressional representation and federal aid to states.

Jan 11 • 9:30 AM EST • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

Students gather at Linn-Mar High School for business leadership conference

The students will be competing in presentations about specific subjects.

Jan 10 • 1:00 PM EST • Business • kcrg.com

Jordan Scowen Signs With Inspire Entertainment

In a highly competitive signing, Jordan Scowen has signed with Inspire Entertainment for management representation.

Jan 8 • 7:00 PM EST • Entertainment • deadline.com

Dawgs in the NFL: The Playoffs are set

Even though our Georgia Bulldogs are no longer playing football this season (sadly), several former Bulldogs will be gearing up for a run at a Super Bowl title. Every matchup has been set in both the AFC and the NFC. Georgia will be looking to have representation in the big game for the 25th consecutive year. […]

Jan 8 • 12:00 PM EST • Sports • dawgsports.com

How a simple presentation night helped us form a real friendship

Two women deepened a fast friendship with monthly presentation nights, using photos and stories to share their histories and connect more deeply.

Jan 7 • 12:59 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com